I've seen enough here that I believe this is exactly what we've been doing, for the most part. Leaving banks in favor of credit unions, stacking some silver, pulling out cash in case the grid goes down, and for us personally, we've bought what we think will be good, lasting things that will probably go way up in price for awhile. Tools, arms, stuff for family (just shipped infant car seats and the wish-listed ones from last year have gone up a hundred dollars since then), etc. Get your equipment tuned up or fixed now, cars, tractors, mowers, mules, ATVs, all engines no matter the size. If your have stuff that needs gas additives, stick up on a little if that and/or get a jerry can out two of clean gas.

These flag attacks and other weirdness won't slow down for awhile, and they haven't even activated the imported Chinese yet. After we get out of survival mode, the money system will be a mess but we will eventually be back in backed cash with new money, I believe. The rules for getting banks insured by the government will change greatly, no longer allowing them to bundle debt into ponzi-scheme securities, etc. Perhaps it will force local banks only, where regulation closely oversees the network that transfers money between all the local banks.